The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-03
NEWS AND NOTES.
Miss Frances Willard has published
/ book entitled .How to Win"

Miss Frances Willard has published
a book entitled "How to Win"
George w. Childs of the Philadelphia
Ledger is still suffering much from the
effects Of his fall upon the ice several
weeks ago.
Senator Palmer of Michigan is going
to be supported for the next Presidency
By all the women. They cant vote.
but they have begun the campaign by
writing fifty letters day to him.
II is announced that all forts in Bel
gium along the frontier Of France have
received a complete war armament The
preparations have been even carried to
the extent of mobilizing the troops.
There are about 100 gypsy families
in winter quarters ut Buffalo. and about
every tribe in the United States is re-
presented. One tribe largely repre-
sented at Buffalo is ruled by the oldest
gypsy queen in the world.
The Fremdenblatl of Berlin tells Bel
gium that it is her duty to strengthen
her army and be ready to defend her
frontiers. and that it would be absurd
to depend upon the Powers to guaran-
tee her neutrality.
With the aid Of $1,000 which she is
asking Congress to appropriate, Boston
hopes to complete Il monument to
Joseph Warren before New York
finishes il, s1.OOO,OOO monument to
Grant. 1t looks possible.
Ex-Gov. Bate. the new United States
Senator from Tennessee, can present
firSt-class Democratic credentials: He
was at the battle Of Bull Run, was
dangerously wounded at Shiloh, had
three horses killed under him at Chick
amauga. and was again wounded.
The fire afew day ; since BY which Jes-
sc Arnot's livery-stable in st. Louis was
destroyed also caused the destruction
OF the hear>c on which the remains Of
President Lincoln were conveyed to
the tomb. Four lives were lost. and
200 vehicles and 100 horses consumed.
San Francisco Alta: East Of the
mountains nearly fifty millions Of people
are watching for sag iii the back
bone Of winter, while in this blessed
land the spinal columns Of spring is
archcd like the back Of black cat
singing base in a garden-wall concert.
Mrs. John +. Cleveland, the sister Of
Horace Greeley. and her daughter have
been in great want during the winter,
the property left them having melted
away. They have both been quite i'll.
and their friends were obliged to assist
them.
Mrs. Lille Prok Of Ogalalla, Ore,
has not made any crazy quilts lately
nor done any Kensington work to speak
of, but 50 far this winter she has killed
seven bears. 1t may be added that she
has her husband so well trained that he
never stays out after = o'clock, and
when the steak is burned or the coffee
weak he never grumbles.
February II was the anniversary Of
Abraham Lincoln's birth, and had not
the assasin's pistol destroyed his pre-
cious life he would IN all probability
have been living today, having just
reached 1S years-not a great age for 4
man of his robust form. temperate
habits. and sound health.
Senator Jones Of Nevada has struck
no such rich streaks of luck as lately
represented. He has had no great stroke
of fortune. He has done well in bust
ness. but has had nothing like the sue
cess which the numerous paragraphs
printed have attributed to him.
Gov. Oliver Ames of Massachusetts
is five-fold millionaire. with an income
of more than 100000 year. Public
sympathy is very strongly aroused in
behalf of his efforts to secure an in.
crease in his salary as Governor from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year.
The Regent of Bavaria is making his
sons learn useful trades. Prince Ru.
pert. who will probably be King some
day, is apprenticed to a Munich wood
turner, and works daily at his bench
Prince Francis is learning to pain,
houses. and Prince Charles is an indus
trious market-gardner.
Miss Julia j. Stenson was married
recently in New York to DIR. Henry p
Loomis. The bride wore a dress more
than century old. 1t was made fol
her maternal great-grandmother inl778
and worn nj her wedding. wher
Alexander Hamilton was groomsmal
and Gen. Washington and his stat
were present rs guests. 1t was worl
for the second time by the BRIDE
mother forty-tive years ago.
Bismarck's large consumption o
brandy during his speeches in the Riech
stag has brought out the alleged fac
that he has been confirmed tippler fol
many years. After the Franco-Ger
man War, when the treaty Of Frank
fort was to be drawn up. NJ. Theirs wa
in 4 quandary as to whom he shoul.
send a> the representative Of France
NJ. Pouyer-Quertier, today Senator
was finally hit upon because he coul.
drink as much as the Chancellor.
The Emperor Williams general con
dition is much more serious. Hi
bladder and kidneys are much worse
and his frequent loss Of blood greatly
alarms his physicians. He has been un
able to attend any festivities for som'
time. This explains Bismarck's appea
to the German people not to indulge il
noisy manifestations outside the palac,
as is customary on the Emperor birth
day. March %. His immediate attend
ants do not believe he can last NOR,
than few months, and even should h,
rally. which is extremely doubtful. h,
can never again be what he was ever
three months ago.